Distributing device for reeling mechanism



J. A. HEANY.

'DISTRIBUTING DEVICE FOR REELING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-24,1919. I

Patented Jan. 3L 1922.

.ronn ALLEN THE-ANY, or new nnvniv, oonn'nc'rrcur, .assrsnon, at MESNE AsSIG-N- Specification of Letters Patent.

MEETS, T0 ROCKBSESTOS PRODUCTS CORPQRATION, A. CORPORATION OF DELA- DISTRIBUTING DEVICE FUR BEELIHG.MECHANISM.

resented Jan.31, race.

Application filed January 2%, 1919. Serial Etc. 272,869.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN ALLEN ,HEANY, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at New Haven in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Distributing Devices for Reeling Mechanism, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to traversing or distributing devices for winding mechanism and has for its object to provide an improved devicev of this general nature in which the winding operations performed on a series of reels can be controlled by a single distributing device common to all the reels.

With this and other objects in view, the present invention consists in the provision of a traversing device having a distributing rod reciprocable along its own length and provided with a series of guide members for regulating .the distribution of the windings on a series of reels mounted to rotate on an axis substantially parallel to the rod. In

6, carried by the framework 7 of the machine,

delivering the wires or the like 1 that are to be wound. It will be seen that a pair.

of such brackets 6 are shown at one end of the machine between which a ratchet wheel 8 1s mounted on a threaded portion 9 of the distributing rod 1. The ratchet wheel 8 has threaded engagement with the corresponding portion of the distributing rod, and 1t Wlll be seen that, if the ratchet wheel is rotated and held against lateral movement by the bracket members 6, the rod 1 is t given a longitudinal movement, the direction order to reciprocate the rod, I provide aof movement depending upon the direction tate the wheel in the corresponding direc-.

tion. In order to reverse the pawl and thereby reverse the direction of travel of the distributing rod at either limit of its travel, tripping members are mounted directly on the distributing rod and arranged to be brought into engagement with a pawl reversing member to throw the pawl from one operative position to the other at the proper stages in the operation.

In the drawing, in which a preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated,

Fig. 1 is a view in perspective of a device embodying the invention; and

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a pawl and ratchet mechanism used in the device.

The traversing mechanism disclosed embodiesa distributing rod 1 of any suitable length for directing the distribution of the of rotation of the ratchet wheel.

In order to rotate the ratchet wheel, a double-acting pawl 10 is loosely pivoted on an arbor 11 in turn mounted to rock in bearings provided by one end of the pair of bell-crank levers l2 fulcrumed on the rod 1 1n flanking relation to the interposed ratchet wheel 8. The arbor 11 is provided with downwardly projecting actuating lugs 21 aflixed thereto adjacent the outer faces of the bell-crank levers 12, and is further provided with a weight 13 and a pawl reversing finger 14 so that, when the arbor 11 is rocked to throw the weight to one side or the other of the vertical plane by a corresponding movement of the actuating lugs 21, the pawl reversing finger 14 will move to the corresponding end of the slot 15 in the pawl 10 to cause the adjacent end of the awl to assume operative engagement with the toothed periphery of the ratchet wheel 8.

Driving means for the pawl 10 comprises a link or pitman 16 which serves to conneot the other extremity of the bell-crank levers 12 with a crank 17 formed on the end of a shaft 18 rotatably mounted in a bearing pitmen 6 the p l tep the rat het f 'ttbu'ed' n he 'clirectien' d termined by Whiche er t lde? he awns er ttiv y eng v ht e r t vht lh n e u n m0 ea bf he 1 in I len h aus s the uid fiiige t d r bu' the n ing of the wires 11 a e ule' m' eil along the surface of thelast previous layer. Wh he limit of av l ha 'be nr h d in er d re tion an the a i i put'in place along the inner face of one end of the reels, thepawl 1 0 is reversed in position by the engagement with one or the other of the reversing lugs 21 with one of the tripping lugs 22 carried by the distributing rod 1, whereupon the direction of travel of the rod is reversed and the series of windings distributed across the face of the coils in the'opposite direction. When this layer of windings has in turn been completed, the remain ng tripping finger 22 on the rod 1 will engage the corresponding reversing lug 21 and again reverse the direc- 25 tion of travel of the distributing rod, and this action is automatically repeated with .each arrival of the distributing rod at the limit of its travel in either direction, as will be obvious.

What I claim is- 1. A traversin mechanism comprising: a reciprocable gulde rod having a threaded portion, a ratchet wheel mounted on said rod in operative engagement with said threaded portion, a reversible pawl arranged to rotate the ratchet wheel in either direction to thereby reciprocate the rod, means for operating the pawl, and means carried by said reciprocable guide rod for reversing the pawl as the rod reaches its limit of movement in either direction.

2, A distributing device for reeling mech anism comprising: a reciprocable distributing rod having a series of guiding fingers arranged to distribute the windings on a series of reels, a ,ratchet wheel secured against, lateral movement and threaded engagement with said rod, a reversible actuating pawl arranged to rotate thereby reciprocate the rod, means for operating the awl, and means carried by said reciprocab e guide rod for reversing'the pawl as the rod reaches its limit of move-.

lateral movement and mounted on said rod in operative engagement wit-h said threaded portion, a reversible actuating pawl arranged to rotate the ratchet wheel alterhaving the ratchet wheel in either direction to.

e ly n PPQ ite ir cti s t thereby r stat the rod, wer e t: cr atin the ranged to simultaneously distribute the windings of aseries of reels, said rod having a threaded portion, a ratchet wheel secured against lateral movement and mounted on said rod in operative engagement withsaid threaded portion, a double-acting pawl pivoted intermediate its ends and arranged to be tilted in'o-p-posite directions to bring either.

end into engagement with said ratchet, means for operating the pawl, a weight for hold ing the pawl in either operative position, andv means for moving the weight to tilt the pawl from one to the other operative position as the rod reaches its limit of travel in either direction.

5. A distributing device for reeling mechanism comprising: a reciprocable distributing rod having a series of guiding fingers arranged to simultaneousl distribute the windings of a series of ree s, said rod having a threaded portion, a ratchet wheel secured against lateral movementand mounted on said rod in operative engagement with said threaded portion, a double-acting pawl pivoted intermediate its ends and arranged to be tilted in opposite directions to bring either end into engagement with said ratchet, means for operating the pawl, a weight for holding the pawl in either operative position, and means carried by the distributing rod for moving the weight to tilt the pawl from one to the other operative position as the rod reaches its limit of travel in either direction.

6. A distributing devicefor reeling mechanisms comprising; arecip'rocable distributing rod having a series of guiding fingers arranged to simultaneously distribute the windings of a series of reels, said rod having a threaded portion, a ratchet wheel secured against lateral movement and mounted on said rod in operative engagement with said threaded portion, arms pivoted on said rod on either side of said ratchet, an arbor pivoted in the ends of said arms adjacent the periphery of. said ratchet, a double-acting pawl pivoted intermediate its ends on said arbor and adapted to be tilted in opposite di rections to bring either end into engagement with said ratchet, a pawl reversing member carried by said arbor and adapted to be swung from one to the other side thereof to thereby tilt the pawl from one to the other operative position, and means for moving the weight to tilt the pawl from one to the other operative position as the rod reaches its limit of travel in either direction.

7. A vdistributing device for reeling mechanisms comprising: a reciprocable distributing rod having a series of guiding fingers arranged to simultaneously distribute the windings of a series of reels, said rod having a threaded portion, a ratchet wheel se-,

cured'against lateral movement and mounted o-n'said rod in operative engagement with said threaded portion, arms pivoted on said rod on either side of said ratchet, an arbor pivoted in the ends of said arms adjacent the periphery of said ratchet, a double-acting pawl pivoted intermediate its ends on said arbor and adapted to be tilted in opposite directions tobring either end into engagement with said ratchet, a pawl reversing member carried by said arbor and adapted to be swung from one to the other side thereof to thereby tilt the pawl from one to the other operative position, reversing lugs attached to said arbor on either side of said ratchet, and tripping members carried by said distributing rod and arranged'to engage said reversing lugs to swing said weight and tilt said pawl from one to the other operative position as the rod reaches the limit of travel in either direction.

JOHN ALLEN HEANY. 

